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Civil defenseTo recapture an animal with the helicopter costs EUR 750 in Valle d'Aosta
Aosta, Italy - The cost fixed today, agreement until December with the Alpine Rescue
Valle d'Aosta's regional council has fixed during the meeting of today the cost of using a Civil Defense's helicopter to recapture lost, injured or dead animals: EUR 750, to give to regional funds by who... more
Civil defenseFires in Greece. Italian Civil Defense: two Canadair already left
Rome, Italy - The CL-145 took off this morning from Ciampino and Lametiza Terme
"Italian Civil Defense Department has organized the sending of its two Canadair airplanes in Greece to support the extinguish operations for numerous fires that are interesting, in particular, the Athens'... more
Civil defense141 fires blazed last Monday in Italy
Rome , Italy - A third of the whole just in Calabria
141 fires (excluding Sardinia and Sicily) and 1480 calls for help to the Italian Corps of Forest Rangers: these are the "Numbers" of the torrid day of last Monday, June 25. South-Italy has been tormented... more
Civil defenseCivile Defense's exercise at Sicignano degli Alburni
Salerno, Italy - "We will bring this initiative to Salerno" says provincial councillor Cennamo
Last week-end (8-9 June) the Salerno's provincial department of Civil Defense has organized an exercise in a base camp at Sicignano degli Alburni where more than 30 voluntary associations, hundred of students... more
Civil defenseWorks for Civil Defense's Centre start in Foligno
Foligno, Italy - It's the so-called "Modello Umbria"
With the inauguration of the palace that will guest the Foligno's Operative Centre of Umbria Region, the works of the building of Operative Centre of Civil Defense have been started in the city, with which... more
Civil defenseEmergencies' management: initiatives of identification of possible new intervention instruments under consideration
Rome, Italy - Regarding the individuation of a multifunction aircraft
"A modern and efficient system of Civil Defense have to ensure an answer of suitable, quantitative and quality level, in action of characteristics of possible emergencies of natural origin, both in Italy... more
Civil defenseFood aids in Mozambique: intervention of the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD)
Brindisi, Italy - Humanitarian flight leaving from Brindisi in order to carry food aids of about € 150,000
Following the terrible flooding of the last days, Mozambique is living a situation of great emergency, and for this reason the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign... more
Civil defenseMalibu on fire: the flames destroy hectares of green stuff
Los Angeles, Usa - Over 300 firefighters working on anti-fire planes
The fire went off a few days ago in the beach area of Malibu, has already caused huge damages burning about ten hectares of green stuff, four houses and damaging five ones before the fire-fighters started... more
Civil defenseSorem (3): the society and the ones of Aeroservices Group
Rome, Italy - A fleet in record time
The Sorem and the Aeroservices Group (ItAli Airlines, San, AirColumbia, included the same Sorem) which cooperates for the correct management, have accepted this new challenge for further 9 years, and with... more
Civil defenseSorem (2): for other 9 years will manage the Canadair's fleet
Rome, Italy - Among the news, the legal appeals iter of the competitors has been concluded
In December 2006, SOREM wins for the second time the call for bids for the management of the Canadair's fleet for a period of 9 years, with effective date from January 22, 2006 to January 21 2015. Among... more
Civil defenseSorem: yesterday in the Ciampino airport the report of the Giuseppe Spadaccini's Group
Rome, Italy - Since 9 years the company manages the Canadair's fleet
SOREM, company that manages since 9 years the fleet of the Civil Defense's Canadair CL-415, has completed the fire activity on the whole Italian territory, warranting the presence to the 100% of the requests... more
Civil defenseSorem (4): the operative flight hours made only for Civil Defense duties from January 1st until December 12th 2006
Rome, Italy - Some interesting number
From January 1st until December 12th 2006 have been made: 4198 flight hours, among which 2649 only of operative flight for Civil Protection duties. For the anti-fire activity 18.100 releases of liquid... more
Civil defenseThe ESPA project of the Civil Protection
Rome, Italy - On psychological stress caused by emergencies
The ESPA (Emergency Stress Psychological Assistance) project, financed by the European Commission, was presented yesterday at the Anti-fire High Institute in Rome. Realized by the TECA Association and... more
Civil defenseSatellites and Civil Defense
Vienna, Austria - A EU-ESA meeting on November 24
The second meeting on "Action Plan on satellite Communications for Civil Protection" will take place in Vienna on November 24, with the purpose to give an updated and permanent vision of developments in... more
Civil defenseIn Slovenia international meeting of mountain rescue
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia - From October 12th until 15th there have been meeting and practical demostration
In Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, has taken place the general meeting of Cisa-Ikar, the international body for mountain rescue, to which belong many international rescue agencies. The meeting has taken place... more
Civil defenseThe first flight of SIDM drone produced by EADS and IAI
Paris, France - To test ATOL systems and the other remote control functions
Remote-controlled SIDM airplane, which is produced in cooperation between EADS and Israel Aircraft Industry (IAI), made its first flight yesterday at the Istres experimental centre, France. The purpose... more
Civil defenseIraq: 1500 flight hours for Italian Predators
Nassiriya, Iraq - The drone's surveillance activities have been increased during the troops withdrawal
Remote-controlled Predator aircraft belonging to the 28th Italian Air Force Group have flown 1500 total hours since the beginning of the "Antica Babilonia" mission in Iraq. The three UAVs (Unmanned aerial... more
Civil defenseA TUAV base in Australia
Canberra, Australia – For air surveillance in ground and maritime operations
Australian Parliament approved the building of a base for remote-controlled tactic aircraft (TUAV, Tactic Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) at "Gallipoli" barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, on the field of a large... more
Civil defenseSagem will standardize Sperwer UAVs for the Canadian Armed Forces
Paris, France - The drone's capabilities will be doubled
The Canadian Defense Ministry committed Sagem Défense Sécurité, French company of SAFRAN Group, for a contract concerning the standardization of tactic Sperwer UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) aircraft, th... more
Civil defenseThe first RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk was presented
Palmdale, USA - It can fly with 36-hour endurance
Northrop Grumman presented the first series model of its UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk during a ceremony at the Antelope Valley Manufacturing Center in Palmdale, California. More... more
Civil defenseIsraeli air raid this night in Gaza: maybe four dead
Gaza, Gaza Strip - An Israeli drone has bombed the Shijaia quarter
The Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip go on. Sources of the Palestinian security forces have retailed that four members of the radical Hamas are dead this night following an Israel air raid. The Zionist... more
Civil defenseUS civil pilots doubts of UAV safety
Washington, USA - Many drones fly in the national civil airspace by now
"USA Today", quoting the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), reports that pilots worry for the use of remote-controlled UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)... more
Civil defenseUS Predators in SAR operations
Washington, USA - They have been used only in military mission until now
The US Federal Aviation Administration authorized the use of Predator (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) UAV aircraft as support in Search & Rescue operations. The remote controlled RQ-1s and RQ-9s have been used... more
Civil defenseUSA sell UAV to Poland and Australia
Washington, USA - For anti-terrorism and surveillance missions
Bush administration is in talks with Poland and Australia for the sale of remote-controlled UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) aircraft. Warsaw is interested in purchasing drones to be used in anti-terrorism... more
Civil defenseNewborn for Lockheed
Washington, USA - New techniques of building and features of flight
In the famous "Skunk Works", the Lockheed’s laboratories where are born several of the most futuristic aircraft of the Aviation history, there has been a new birth, an aircraft without pilot (UAV - Unmanned A... more
Civil defenseBoeing chose a new site for ScanEagle training
Washington, Usa - It will be Clovis, in New Mexico
ScanEagle is a remote-control Unmanned arial vehicle (Uav), also called drone realized by Boeing in cooperation with Insitu Group. Its take-off is operated trough a pneumatic wedge and controlled by the... more
Civil defenseGalileo Avionica: Falco flies in UK
London, United Kingdom - It is being exhibited in "Paus 2006"
Today and tomorrow Galileo Avionica (Finmeccanica Group) has been exhibiting Falco, UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) remote controlled tactic surveillance system, at "PAUS 2006" (ParcAberporth Unmanned Systems)... more
Civil defenseUAV aircraft will patrol EU's borderline
London, UK - It was retailed by British weekly newspaper "Independent on Sunday"
Robot spy aircraft could be used to patrol EU’s borderline. It was retailed by British weekly newspaper "Independent on Sunday" which has also specified that the most part of the aircraft should have t... more
Civil defenseEADS. Zoller: the unmanned aircraft market is worth EUR 10bn
Berlin, Germany - Stefan Zoller, EADS Defence and Security Systems CEO, said that
During a press conference at "ILA 2006 Berlin Air Show", the CEO of EADS subsidiary, Defence and Security Systems, Stefan Zoller, said that "Unmanned aircraft market is worth 10 billion since now until... more
Civil defenseItalian Air Force's Predator recuperated
Baghdad, Iraq - Today the repairs started
It was recuperated by the Italian contingent the Predator of our Air Force crashed yesterday, 50 kilometres from Nassiriya, for an engine’s breakdown while it was coming back by a patrol mission (see f... more
Civil defenseUAV sector is in strong growth
Rome, Italy - Italian industry is vanguard in this field
The orders for UAV aircraft (Unmanned air vehicle) are increasing in a very strong way. It was made known by Northrop Grumman, which is among the main supplier companies of this type of aircraft for the... more
Civil defenseMore UAV in American skies?
Washington, USA - Defense and Aviation Administration seem willing to massive use of remote control airplanes
Though used by US Air Force since 1997, UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) could be employed by the Government in much larger number to patrol national borders, catch criminals, monitor the environment, assist... more
Civil defenseUAV funds to US Armed Forces
Washington, USA - Devolved mostly to the Navy
The chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, Ted Stevens, lately criticized Pentagon leaders for devolving the most of researches and activities connected with UAVs (Unmanned Aerial... more
Civil defenseNeuron, the project will be presented at the end of week
Paris, France - The starting of the development of an European combat aircraft without pilot
Within the end of this week the search programme Neuron will be launched officially for the realization of an UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) all European. The initiative accepted by French Government... more
Civil defenseEDA: first funds for the UAV sector
Brussels, Belgium - Two programmes devoted to sensors, datalink and flight safety
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has decided to fund two remote-controlled aircraft-dedicated programmes for the first time. The first one regards a feasibility study concerning the UAV (Unmanned Aerial... more
Civil defenseSweden: SAAB to economically support the Neuron programme
Stockholm, Sweden - Swedish Government to contribute to the UCAV project with a small stake, then devoting the gained savings to the Gripen programme
The European Neuron programme, regarding a stealth technology-provided armed remote-controlled aircraft (UCAV, Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle), involves France (as the real promoter and leader of the project),... more
Civil defenseBell: a Centre of Excellence for the remote-controlled aircraft
Graford, USA - Opened with the first activities devoted to the Eagle Eye UAV tilt-rotor
Bell performed a major leap forward in carrying on its research activities in the remote-controlled aircraft field. The headquarter of the Centre of Excellence exclusively devoted to tests of the UAVs... more
Civil defenseSwitzerland: UAVs arriving to monitor national borders
Berne, Switzerland - They are even likely to be deployed to warrant higher security during the next European Soccer Championship
Remote-controlled aircraft could be deployed by Swiss Air Force to support national borders monitoring activities performed by Border Guard starting in 2006. There is a double purpose: on the one hand,... more
Civil defenseUAE: development of an Arab UAV started
Dubai, EAU - Negotiations would be on going with European, South Korean, South African, Russian and Chinese companies for a partnership on the programme
The United Arab Emirates intend to develop their own aerospace industry starting with the development of a remote-controlled aircraft for surveillance activities, and a prototype would be already about... more
Civil defenseRussia: Putin likes the Israeli UAVs
Moscow, Russia - Industrial collaboration agreements between the two countries with additional growth prospects
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, would have proven quite interested in the Israeli-made remote-controlled aircraft. Israeli specialized industry and Russian aerospace companies would have signed collaboration... more
Civil defenseIndia: 50 Israeli-made UAVs have been ordered
Tel Aviv, Israel - Relations in the military field between the two states have been so consolidated further in the airborne surveillance sector
After the industrial effort which led to the provision of a surveillance, command and control system based on a Ilyushin Il-76 platform and provided with Israeli-made avionics, relations between Tel Aviv... more
Civil defenseIran denounced illegal overflights by American UAV aircraft
Teheran, Iran - Two drones crashed over Iranian territory last Summer
Teheran sent two letters to the United Nations to protest against illegal overflights by two spying remote-controlled US aircraft (Uav, Unmanned aerial vehicles), crashed and whose wreckage were found... more
Civil defenseAlso Australian UAVs to go to Iraq
Canberra, Australia - Australian Minister of Defence Robert Hill announced it
Australian Defence Minister Robert Hill announced that also Australian UAVs will be redeployed in Iraq, to perform reconnaissance and surveillance operations providing real time information. These will... more
Civil defenseGalileo Avionica: Mirach 100/5 aerial drone target under promotion in the USA
Washington, USA – A successful product quite appreciated in Europe and within NATO
The Mirach 100/5 aerial drone target produced by Galileo Avionica/SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems is under promotion in the United States. It deals with a solution quite appreciated in Europe and by... more
Civil defenseA "Customs guard" Predator for the United States
Washington, USA – The first RQ-1 exclusively devoted to American borders surveillance has been shown
The General Atomics RQ-1 Predator remote-controlled aircraft will not be deployed only for reconnaissance and attack missions activities during military operations in the future but also for monitoring... more
Civil defenseUSAF: one man to control four "Unmanned aerial vehicle"
Washington, USA – Remote-control by a single operator for four Predator remote-controlled aircraft has been successfully tested
One single pilot, four UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) under control. This is the operational future of the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator remote-control aircraft as indicated by US Air Force, which already... more
Civil defenseSouth Korea: a stealth UCAV by 2020
Seoul, South Korea - Government has already invested some USD 6m for research on radar-absorbing materials and paintings
South Korean Government has already invested about USD 6m for the development of stealth technology for aviation and naval implementations. It would have been recently unveiled by Seoul’s Administration w... more
Civil defenseAVIONEWS' Specials: Captain Dentesano's article on the deployment of the UAV in Italy
Rome, Italy - Devoted to terminological matters and professionals titles for the use of such means for civil purposes in the country
AVIONEWS released an all-Italian version of a Captain Renzo Dentesano’s article devoted to the deployment of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for civil purposes in Italy. He underlines some relevant aspects c... more
Civil defenseThe first Heron UAV to be operated by Israeli Air Force soon
Tel Aviv, Israel - It will be deployed for homeland surveillance and maritime patrolling
Israeli Air Force is about to take delivery of its first IAI (Israel Aircraft Industries) Machaz 1 remote-controlled reconnaissance aircraft, better known in the international market as Heron. The armed... more
Civil defenseUK: a UAV R&D centre of excellence in the civil field
London, UK - It is likely to be headquartered in Wales and ensure the creation of about 1000 jobs
UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) sector represents to date one of the major fields in terms of potentialities concerning Research and Development for the worldwide aerospace industry. After consolidating... more